Free fall trauma

Trauma

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 157-167

  Tan, S ^a   Porter, K ^a  

^a SELLY OAK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

free fall; jumpers; vertical deceleration; vertical deceleration injuries

Indexed keywords

BLUNT TRAUMA; DECELERATION; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FALLING; HUMAN; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TISSUE INJURY;

EID: 33846977338     PISSN: 14604086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1460408606071140     Document Type: Article

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